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Safety Study of Dexmedetomidine in Septic Patients

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Sepsis
Agitation
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT01976754
Lead Sponsor
First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University
Brief Summary

Septic patients in Intensive Care Unit always need mechanical ventilation and conscious-sedation. But the recommended dose 0.2-0.7μg/kg/h could not run well because of wide range. The purpose of this study is to find the effective dose of dexmedetomidine adult septic patients of mechanical ventilation .

Detailed Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Age: between 18 years mechanical ventilation RASS≥2 A diagnosis of sepsis within 48 hours

Exclusion Criteria:

Cardiac disease Cardiac rhythm abnormalities liver dysfunction coma severe hypotension muscle relaxant users

Primary Outcome Measures:

Dose of dexmedetomidine

Secondary Outcome Measures:

RASS score Requirement for rescue intervention, RASS will be recorded per hour.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria
  • intubated patients RASS≥2 A diagnosis of sepsis within 48h
Exclusion Criteria
  • Cardiac disease Cardiac rhythm abnormalities liver dysfunction coma severe hypotension muscle relaxant users

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
dexmedetomidine,sepsis,ED50DexmedetomidineIntervention Name: dexmedetomidine dosage form: intravenous injection dosage:0.2-0.7μg/kg/h frequency: 1 duration:12 hours
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Dose of dexmedetomidine12 hours
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
RASS score Requirement for rescue intervention, RASS will be recorded per hour.1 hour

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Zhanqin Zhang

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Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

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